Chapter 386 Yang Attribute Breathing Method (6k)

“I wonder what it feels like to punch Kakashi-sensei’s head,” Uzumaki Naruto said with a mischievous chuckle.

Last night, he saw Yamato look blissful while hitting Kakashi’s head, so he wanted to try it too.

Kakashi, who was still devising a battle plan, suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Kakashi touched the back of his head and looked around in confusion, but found nothing amiss.

“Who goes first?” Muzuki asked, looking at Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto.

“I’m the captain, let me go first,” Yamato immediately stepped forward, speaking with an air of ‘who else but me?’

“Why would the captain go first? I’ll go first,” Uzumaki Naruto said, rubbing his hands together.

Though they were talking to Muzuki, they kept glancing at Kakashi, which made Kakashi a bit puzzled. Why were they all staring at him?

Kakashi, constantly watched by the two, drew his White Fang Short Blade and used its pristine blade to observe himself, but found no abnormalities.

“Yamato spoke first, so let him go first,” Muzuki replied after a moment of thought.

On the first day, Kakashi and the others had already experienced Uzumaki Naruto’s formidable Chakra, so he felt it would be better to let Yamato, who possessed Wood Release, go first this time.

Yamato smiled slightly and walked in front of Kakashi’s trio, forming the Confrontation Seal.

Kakashi’s trio nodded to each other and formed the Confrontation Seal together.

“Begin!” Muzuki shouted once both sides were ready.

As soon as Muzuki finished speaking, Kakashi and Obito immediately focused their Breathing Technique to enhance their physical abilities.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.”

Obito swiftly formed hand signs, gathered Chakra in his throat, then instantly converted it into Fire Release, and finally expelled it all to form a giant fireball, sending it hurtling towards Yamato.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Rin Nohara, in her Water Breathing state, sprinted forward and threw several Shuriken towards Yamato.

“Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall!”

Yamato calmly formed hand signs on the spot. Under the effect of Wood Release Chakra, rows of wooden pillars rapidly grew from the ground, then curved to form an archway, protecting Yamato within it.

Boom!

The giant fireball exploded directly upon hitting the wooden archway, and intense flames scattered in all directions.

To Obito’s surprise, his Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique failed to break through the wooden archway.

Although the wooden archway bore severe burn marks, it was not breached by the explosion of the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, and Rin Nohara’s Shuriken were all blocked by Yamato’s wooden archway without exception.

“Wood Release wood is different from ordinary trees; don’t be careless,” Kakashi warned, gripping his White Fang Short Blade tightly.

Although Muzuki defeated Yamato with effortless ease, and Yamato’s Wood Release had little presence in that battle, that was against Muzuki after all. Kakashi would not underestimate this Bloodline Limit that had only ever appeared on the God of Shinobi.

Normally, Kakashi would use the extreme speed of Thunder Breathing under the cover of Obito’s Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to launch a sneak attack, but this time it was a Wood Release Ninja he had never fought before, so Kakashi chose to gather intelligence first.

“Wood Release: Thorn Kill!”

Yamato’s figure suddenly burst out from behind the wooden wall, rapidly forming hand signs while running.

Wood, like thorns, emerged from the ground and lunged at the three of them.

Seeing this, Obito focused his Breathing Technique again, directly entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. He refused to believe that his ultimate flames couldn’t burn these few pieces of wood.

After all, it was training, so being a bit reckless was fine. In a real battle, Obito wouldn’t be so quick to use his trump card.

“Fire Release: Flame Fist!”

Obito concentrated a large amount of Chakra into his fist. Since he was in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, the concentrated Chakra instantly transformed into blazing flames.

The flames on Obito’s fist flickered in intensity, but this wasn’t due to a lack of control on Obito’s part; rather, he was compressing the flames on his fist.

Just as Obito compressed the flames on his fist to their utmost, the wooden strips created by Yamato’s Wood Release were about to touch Obito’s body.

Boom!

Obito violently unleashed his fist, burning with red flames. The wood approaching Obito instantly snapped under the combined force of immense power and high-temperature flames.

“What kind of Ninjutsu is this? Won’t the flames hurt himself like that?” Yamato was somewhat unable to comprehend Obito’s Flame Fist.

According to common Ninja theory, Fire Release Taijutsu was not a Ninja technique.

“Flash!”

Dazzling lightning erupted from Kakashi’s feet and palms. Under the activation of Lightning Release Chakra and the augmentation of the Breathing Technique, Kakashi’s physical abilities surged. With just one sprint and one sword swing, he severed all the wood on his and Rin Nohara’s side.

Thud! The severed wood fell limply to the ground.

If Obito’s move was merely somewhat incomprehensible to Yamato, then the ability Kakashi displayed was astonishing to Yamato.

“Did Senpai Kakashi fight like this before?” Yamato wondered.

In his impression, Kakashi was an excellent Jonin who excelled in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu. In battle, he would either rely on his extensive Ninjutsu arsenal to counter the opponent, or use Lightning Release and Sharingan.

Yet, the youthful version of Kakashi’s best skill was actually swordsmanship?

No joke, Yamato had hardly ever seen Kakashi fight with a sword. He found it very strange.

“Is it because of the Sharingan?” Yamato guessed that the Sharingan had changed Kakashi’s fighting style.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson!”

Obito gave Yamato no more time to think, as one flaming Shuriken after another rapidly flew towards Yamato.

He knew Yamato possessed wide-ranging Water Release, so he didn’t use his strongest Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

Although Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson’s overall power was not as great as Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, its penetration and small-area striking capabilities were superior.

“Wood Release: Violent Gun Tree!”

Yamato continued to form hand signs without changing his expression, simultaneously performing Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation and Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation to create Wood Release Chakra. A giant tree rapidly grew from his body, blocking all incoming attacks.

Kakashi focused his Breathing Technique to the extreme, entering the Transparent World state, preparing to go all out with Obito.

But after entering the Transparent World, Kakashi’s movements suddenly paused.

Kakashi’s expression remained unchanged. He gave Obito a look, then continued to charge towards Yamato.

Although Obito didn’t know Kakashi’s plan, he still followed Kakashi’s instructions and charged towards Yamato with full force.

Rin Nohara kept a close eye on Yamato, ready to use Water Release Ninjutsu for support at any moment.

But just then, another Yamato appeared silently behind Rin Nohara.

The one who rushed out first was actually just Yamato’s Wood Clone. His true body had used Earth Release to burrow underground and circle around to Rin Nohara’s side.

Although it was a younger version of Kakashi, he was still the reliable Senpai Kakashi. Yamato wasn’t careless and planned to end this battle steadily.

“Flash: Double Strike!”

The moment Yamato’s true body appeared, Kakashi, who was charging directly at Yamato, used the large tree Yamato had previously created to change direction, rushing back with even greater speed.

When he activated the Transparent World, he had already discovered Yamato lurking underground, but Kakashi pretended not to notice in order to catch Yamato off guard.

Seeing this, the Wood Clone wanted to use Wood Release to block Kakashi, but Obito, having activated his Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, had already charged forward. How could he let him succeed? He raised his hand and unleashed a Flame Fist.

Kakashi’s speed was incredibly fast. Yamato, making a split-second decision, abandoned Rin Nohara, who was within reach, and unleashed Chakra to create many giant trees to block Kakashi’s advance.

Rin Nohara, seeing Kakashi charging towards her, immediately reacted, gathering Chakra and swinging a heavy punch fiercely behind her.

However, Yamato had already given up on attacking and moved a short distance away, so Rin Nohara’s attack didn’t hit Yamato. Although Kakashi cut down many obstructing giant trees, he was unable to inflict any damage on Yamato.

Kakashi pulled Rin Nohara back at high speed, without any frustration in his heart.

Yamato was, after all, a Ninja who had served as an Anbu captain. If he were to lose due to a minor mishap, that would truly surprise him and make him worry about the future level of Anbu Ninja.

On Obito’s side, the Wood Clone directly transformed into vines and bound Obito, but Obito’s body surface erupted in a large amount of flames, turning the vines to ashes and releasing him from the restraint.

“That’s truly impressive. If it were me a few years ago, without knowing their intelligence, I might truly have lost,” Yamato sighed inwardly.

Muzuki’s team’s strength far exceeded his expectations. Kakashi and Obito’s performance was entirely at the Jonin level. Rin Nohara didn’t show much, but it was clear her combat proficiency was not bad.

“Wood Release: World of Trees!”

Yamato mobilized a large amount of Chakra in his body, performing the strongest Wood Release Ninjutsu he could use.

Actually, what he practiced was Wood Release: World of Trees, a powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu that could create a vast forest in an instant. However, Yamato lacked sufficient Chakra, so he created a “Tree Sea Advent,” which was like a second-hand, budget version of Wood Release: World of Trees, much smaller in both power and scope.

Although not comparable to Wood Release: World of Trees, this was indeed the largest-scale Wood Release Yamato could unleash.

Under the effect of a large amount of Wood Release Chakra, giant trees rapidly grew out of the ground, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of large trees surrounded Kakashi and his companions.

“Is this what a Wood Release Ninja is like?” Obito exclaimed, watching a golden desert suddenly transform into a small forest.

Compared to the Ninjutsu Yamato had used before, he felt this was the true Wood Release.

Under Yamato’s control, the rapidly growing trees all attacked the three with their branches; the trees he created were not for landscaping.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.”

Obito directly used his strongest wide-range Fire Release. Under the enhancement of Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, he quickly exhaled a small sea of fire.

The extremely hot red flames engulfed all the growing branches, turning many trees into fiery trees and expanding the sea of fire.

Due to the intense flames, Rin Nohara had no choice but to use Water Release to protect herself and Kakashi.

As for Obito, in his Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, it was very difficult for him to be harmed by flames.

Obito took a few deep breaths, then looked at Kakashi. His Chakra was already greatly depleted, and he could only barely maintain his Flame Breathing Chakra Mode for a short while.

This was despite his Chakra having increased significantly recently for some unknown reason; previously, he would have automatically exited Flame Breathing Chakra Mode by now.

Kakashi nodded. Obito had already cleared most of the obstacles for him. The outcome of the battle now depended on him.

Although the raging flames obstructed Kakashi’s vision, his Transparent World could penetrate the obstruction and pinpoint Yamato, who was at the edge of the forest.

“Water Release: Water Wave Palm!”

Seeing the fierce flames, Yamato extended his hand and released a wave-like Water Release, intending to extinguish all of Obito’s flames.

Sizzle!!

Kakashi exhaled a white mist, and the large amount of Chakra that had already accumulated in his body was entirely converted into Lightning Release Chakra, dyeing Kakashi’s body with electric light.

He gripped his White Fang Short Blade tightly, all his strength mobilized without wasting a single bit.

“Thunderclap Flash!”

Boom!

In this world of flames, a sudden thunderclap erupted, followed by a dazzling electric light that cut through the flames, splitting the incoming giant wave in two, and charging towards Yamato with an aura that seemed to cut through everything.

Yamato looked at the approaching Kakashi with a surprised expression; he had originally thought Kakashi’s speed was already fast enough, but he hadn’t expected Kakashi hadn’t used his full strength in the previous battle.

At this thought, Yamato no longer held back. Many tall trees rapidly grew in front of him, and the trees not affected by the sea of flames also tried their best to obstruct Kakashi’s advance.

Swish!

Rumble!!

A Flash of lightning passed, and giant trees collapsed one after another. Kakashi continued to press forward.

Yamato continued to output Chakra without changing his expression.

Countless incoming branches and vines were cut down by Kakashi, and Kakashi’s body became increasingly tired.

When he was only ten meters away from Yamato, Kakashi’s charging speed slowed down.

When he was only five meters away from Yamato, Kakashi finally ran out of strength and failed to cut the tree in half with one strike, his body being bound by thick branches.

Seeing Kakashi stop, Yamato breathed a sigh of relief. This battle was more difficult than he had imagined.

The youthful Kakashi’s fighting style was completely different from the Kakashi he remembered, and his strength also exceeded his expectations. Obito’s Fire Release was also very terrifying; the final Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet’s power had already surpassed many Jonin’s Fire Release.

Looking at Kakashi, who was bound by branches and appeared powerless, Yamato, emboldened, gave Kakashi another hit to the head.

After hitting him, Yamato immediately felt refreshed and much more comfortable.

Kakashi looked at Yamato with a puzzled expression. This attack was meaningless; without this hit, he still wouldn’t have combat ability, and hitting him wouldn’t make him faint.

“Sorry, I couldn’t help but act when I saw your face,” Yamato said with an apologetic expression.

Kakashi:…

If he ever saw someone in the future who looked very much like Yamato and was also named Yamato, he would definitely punch him in the head without hesitation, and if asked, he would say it was involuntary due to his appearance.

“Senpai Kakashi, why did you give up Lightning Release sword techniques?” Yamato thought, very puzzled.

He felt that the current Kakashi was very good, and if he continued down this path, he might become even stronger.

After all, the current Kakashi had the strength to defeat a Jonin before he even turned ten years old. If he continued to train for another seventeen years, becoming a Hokage-level strong person was not impossible.

However, the youthful Kakashi obviously couldn’t answer Yamato’s question. Only the future Kakashi could answer him. Yamato kept his confusion to himself and continued training.

With Kakashi completely losing his combat ability, it was much easier for Yamato to deal with the remaining Obito and Rin Nohara, and the training soon concluded.

After the battle came the debriefing session. Muzuki went over everyone’s issues and offered guidance.

After resting, they moved to a different training location, as Yamato’s Wood Release combined with Obito’s Fire Release had made the previous area too messy.

Uzumaki Naruto and Kakashi’s battle was simpler.

Uzumaki Naruto didn’t play around; he just used Multiple Shadow Clone and Rasengan, relying on sheer power to defeat Kakashi and the others.

During the battle, Uzumaki Naruto managed to hit Kakashi on the head, just as he wished.

Uzumaki Naruto originally didn’t want to laugh, after all, this was his future Kakashi-sensei, but he couldn’t help himself.

When the training ended, Kakashi’s face darkened. He finally understood what his bad premonition earlier was about.

If history allowed him to become Uzumaki Naruto’s teacher again, he would definitely let Uzumaki Naruto know what ‘love from a teacher’ meant.

“Big Brother Naruto, do you only know these two Ninjutsu?” Obito couldn’t help but complain after the training.

He was a bit envious of Uzumaki Naruto’s Chakra; Shadow Clone seemed to be used without consuming Chakra. If he had Uzumaki Naruto’s Chakra reserves, Flame Breathing Chakra Mode could be used as Total Concentration Breathing.

“Of course not, don’t underestimate me,” Uzumaki Naruto shook his head and denied.

How could he only know Multiple Shadow Clone and Rasengan? He also knew Sexy Jutsu, Harem Jutsu, and Rasenshuriken.

“Sometimes, continuously training and developing a useful Ninjutsu is also a good choice,” Muzuki thought for a moment and said.

Although Uzumaki Naruto’s battles indeed relied only on Multiple Shadow Clone and Rasengan, this didn’t prevent him from being very strong.

“Big Brother Naruto’s Rasengan is indeed useful,” Obito had to admit that this Ninjutsu was truly powerful, requiring no hand seals and having immense power.

“Obito, if you want to learn, I can teach you,” Uzumaki Naruto said generously.

He felt that Obito was very compatible with him and didn’t think there was anything wrong with teaching him Ninjutsu.

If Obito learned his Rasengan and his strength improved, it would also count as Uzumaki Naruto contributing to Kakashi and the others changing history.

“Big Brother Naruto, I want to learn!” Obito instantly felt that acknowledging this ‘big brother’ wasn’t in vain.

Muzuki’s expression was a bit subtle. To learn Rasengan from Naruto would be almost like creating it yourself.

However, Muzuki didn’t dampen Obito’s enthusiasm. Anyway, he also knew Rasengan, and if Obito really wanted to learn, he could teach him.

Two consecutive failures made the three of them, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, throw themselves into night training with endless fighting spirit, while Muzuki guided Uzumaki Naruto and Yamato’s training.

The current Uzumaki Naruto didn’t need Muzuki to guide him on Shadow Clone and Rasengan, so Muzuki chose to teach Naruto Taijutsu.

Thanks to Might Guy, Muzuki had received many Taijutsu rewards. In terms of the entire Ninja World, it’s hard to say, but he could say no one in Konoha understood Taijutsu better than him.

After all, the Taijutsu training experience in his mind was something no one could gain from birth to death; this was the power of a cheat.

As for Yamato, Muzuki chose to teach him Water Release and Water Breathing.

Yamato generally used three types of Ninjutsu in battle: Wood Release, Earth Release, and Water Release.

Muzuki currently didn’t have the Wood Release Bloodline Limit. Although his Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation had reached the proficient level, his proficiency wasn’t very high.

Muzuki didn’t mind teaching Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto Breathing Technique, but he currently didn’t have a Breathing Technique suitable for Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto’s personality was very suitable for Flame Breathing, but Uzumaki Naruto didn’t use Fire Release. Learning Fire Breathing would be less effective than learning Wind Breathing; Wind Breathing could at least amplify the power of Rasenshuriken.

After developing Wind Breathing, Muzuki had been developing a Yang Release Breathing Technique. He felt that combining Yang Release with Fire Release might allow him to develop Sun Breathing.

Uzumaki Naruto came too early; his Yang Release Breathing Technique hadn’t been fully developed yet. If Uzumaki Naruto had come a few months later, Muzuki might have already developed a prototype.

“Enhance Chakra shape transformation, enhance Water Release power!” Yamato couldn’t help but show a shocked expression when Muzuki introduced the effects of Water Breathing.

As an Anbu captain, he had come into contact with many secret techniques, but he had never seen such a comprehensive and powerful secret technique as Water Breathing.

It could both enhance the body and accelerate injury recovery, and also enhance Water Release. If trained to a certain level, one could even enter Water Breathing Chakra Mode and use Water Release freely.

Not to mention having never encountered it, Yamato had never even heard of such a secret technique.

“Did it get lost because Senpai Muzuki died in battle?” Yamato thought of a possibility.

Yamato looked at Muzuki with a very complex gaze.

Although he had only known him for two days, he truly admired this Ninja named Hayate Mugetsu.

“Senpai Muzuki, do you really not want to know the future? Aren’t you worried that you might encounter misfortune at some point?” Yamato asked tactfully.

He wanted to tell Muzuki his speculation about Muzuki’s death time to make Muzuki more vigilant.

“No need for that. Our future, we will create it ourselves,” Muzuki replied with a gentle smile.

Yamato sighed inwardly, but under Muzuki’s careful guidance, he quickly immersed himself in learning Water Breathing. Yamato then realized that Muzuki’s teaching ability was also exceptional.

【Lecture Completed】

【Evaluation: S】

【Reward: Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation +2, Water Breathing +1, Taijutsu experience slightly increased】

When the training ended, something Muzuki hadn’t expected happened: he actually received a lecture reward, and it was an S-rank evaluation.

This was unexpected for Muzuki. Based on his experience, he would usually need at least dozens of students to trigger a lecture reward. The only exception was when he taught Minato and Kushina; that time, there were only two people.

But Uzumaki Naruto and Yamato’s strength obviously couldn’t be compared to Minato and Kushina.

Muzuki thought hard and suddenly realized he had made a mistake. In the system’s judgment, Uzumaki Naruto and Yamato might not be inferior.

In terms of potential assessment, the system was actually very rigid. For example, Hyuga and Uchiha generally had high potential that didn’t match their actual strength; some people had higher potential than Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze, but their actual combat power might not last a few rounds.

So, Muzuki boldly speculated that the system’s judgment of strength mostly depended on Chakra, and Yamato and Naruto had a lot of Chakra.

Considering the Nine-Tailed inside Kushina and Naruto, Muzuki could even be bolder: perhaps Yamato and Minato were just there to make up the numbers, and the real trigger for the lecture reward was Naruto and Kushina.

This gave Muzuki an idea: if he used the Yang Release Breathing Technique he was currently developing as lecture content, could it accelerate his development speed?